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Sunday, December 29, 2013

More Crows

Sorting t hrough some older monoprinted crows to see which one is calling me enough to stitch it up this week!

This Crow was mono printed onto silk dupioni (from India) that was originally dyed with indigo, as you can see in a high ozone enviroment the indigo faded and horribly so!

This one may be the one that gets stitched first. I have a solo show coming up in April of which I need 20-24 pieces in the 8x10 size range in order to fill the space. I'm thinking of a continuation of my Canyonland series (includes the hoodoos), and/or Prairie Remnant Series, and/or some new crow pieces.

I've stitched several black crows over the years, now I want to stitch a white crow.

Not complicated at all, which is why I love the method of using a foam tray for printing.

I love using gelatine plates as well but if you've ever done gelli plate printing then you know you only get a couple of pulls before the paint has dried up or the image is no longer discernable in the paint.

The foam tray does break down after awhile (maybe 20 pulls compared to 3 or 4 you get with a gelatine plate), hence the reason there is a difference in some of the crows.

I had a lot of fun with this process. Do send me a link if you try the process yourself!

About Me

A Mixed Media Fiber Artist, I have been dyeing with natural dyes using local and sustainable materials since 1993. I teach surface design using natural dyes, rust dyeing, compost dyeing and other surface design techniques.